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substance of the document.
Due Process Hearing
BH (#7600/06-07 AS)
Date of Birth: xx/xx/xx
Date of Hearing: June 6 & 7, July 24, 2007
Closed Hearing
Parties to the Hearing
Mr. and Mrs.
School District
Burgettstown Area
Parent Representative
Pamela E. Berger, Esq.
Representative
Barbara A. Rizzo, Esq.
Transcript Completed
July 31, 2007
Date of Decision: August 6, 2007
Hearing Officer: David Y. K. Lee
II. BACKGROUND
Student is a xx-years-xx-months old student in the Burgettstown Area School District (hereafter District). Student was evaluated when he was in third grade and subsequently received Speech and Language Support (hereafter S/L). Student was further evaluated at the end of his third grade year due to concerns regarding his academic progress and social adjustment. Learning Support services (hereafter LS) were added to Student’s Individualized Education Plan (hereafter IEP) early in his current 2006-2007 fourth grade year. A Behavior Intervention Plan (hereafter BIP) was implemented in late November, 2006. The parents were not satisfied with Student’s continuing academic and social difficulties and requested a due process hearing.
IV. ISSUES
1. Did the District fail in its Child Find duties? (N.T. 6.)
2. Did Student have an appropriate IEP? (N.T. 9.)
3. Was Student subjected to undue harassment? (N.T. 9)
BH-Burgettstown-Area-ODRNo-7600-06-07-AS